boots

IPA(Pronunciation)

/buːts/

Noun

dated UK slang

(dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes. / (UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain.

Japanese Meaning

（時代遅れの用法）ホテルなどで靴やブーツを磨き、手入れをする従業員、いわゆる靴磨き係。 / （英国、海軍、俗語）艦隊内で最も若い艦長が担当する艦船。

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The old hotel still employed boots who spent their mornings polishing guests' shoes.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その古いホテルでは今でも、客の靴を磨く靴磨きが午前中を費やしていた。

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(dated) A servant at a hotel etc. who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.

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Sense（2）

(UK, naval, slang) The ship in a fleet having the most junior captain.

[…] he sent on the 22d. Vice-Admiral Rook into it, with several Men of War and Fire-Ships, besides the Boots of the Fleet, to endeavour to destroy them: […]

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bootses

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